A retired friend of mine who recently moved to the Okanagan emailed me today about a childhood friend of his who once worked as a DJ. I thought I'd try this group on his behalf to see if anyone here knows anything. His email to me is quoted in part below.

"P.S. Do you know if there is a website which keeps 'old' D.J.'s in touchwith each other or the world. I have a childhood friend who was/is a realcharacter and got into the DJ business in Red Deer when we were in grade 8(1956 or so). He worked a night shift twice a week on week-ends, thenbecame involved with a Broadcasting school in Lethbridge. The last I haveseen his name (Jim Elliott) was in an "In-house" newsletter dated June 2000to the members of one of the Canadian Broadcast Industry. He was beingcongratulated for becoming General Manager of one of the Okanagan (Kelowna)stations. My enquiries to many of the radio stations here have fallen upondeaf ears; after being very eager to make enquires around the industry theydon't even bother to phone back to say Yeah or Neah about their efforts."

Is this the same Jim Elliot who was morning man at CJOC in Lethbridge in 1967 through '70?I also worked with him at CJCA in Edmonton durining the mid seventies to mid eighties where he was on the air part time and in sales as well.He moved to Ontario for awhile in the '80's and I lost track of him there.I think he was managing some small market stations north of Hamilton but that's just a hazy memory.The CAB might have some record of his whereabouts.

Mike Cleaver Broadcast ServicesEngineering, News, Voice work and ConsultingVancouver, BC, Canada54 years experience at some of Canada's Premier Broadcasting Stations

If it's the same Jim Elliot, he became Big Jim Elliot of Furniture fame in Edmonton. Then back in radio was a GSM in Northern BC (99-00) then back to Edmonton on a privete venture. Last I heard he's still there.

I don't know if your friend was able to track him down but I just saw this post and wanted to pass along that information that Jim Elliott's great life ended on Feb. 18th of this year. He had an amazing radio career and worked in the industry for over 50 years. He was working at Newcap Radio when he passed away. Radio and his family is what he lived for. Mike Cleaver did an amazing job in his post of listing all the places Jim worked. He leaves 3 children and 2 beautiful grandchildren to remember him plus all of the people he touched along the way. Send me a post if I can answer anything for you about Jim,